buffer_get: trying to get more bytes 4 - openssh

This is a discussion on buffer_get: trying to get more bytes 4 - openssh ; The solutions to this the above error point to a corrupted
~/.ssh/authorized_keys file.
I mv'd this file, but we get the same error:
buffer_get: trying to get more bytes 4 than in buffer 0
[root .ssh]# ssh -v
OpenSSH_4.3p2, OpenSSL ...